The narrative explores the New Rome-Eur Convention Centre designed by Studio Fuksas, showcasing its architectural significance through an extensive collection of photographs detailing both the site plan and the completed structure. Accompanied by an insightful essay from Joseph Giovannini, the book delves into the design philosophy and cultural impact of this modern landmark in Rome.
Highlighting innovative architectural projects, the book showcases the work of Archea Associati, emphasizing the creative use of materials that preserve their distinct qualities. It explores both contemporary and historical designs, illustrating the evolution of architectural practices and the interplay between innovation and tradition.
Examines the influence of twentieth-century avant-garde movements on the contemporary architectural landscape through the work of disruptors such as Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, and Zaha Hadid. With an irregular format designed by celebrated graphic designer Abbott Miller of Pentagram.
Wildwood is a small barrier island at the tip of southern New Jersey. Through a? combination of economics, geography, and chance, it contains a national treasure: the highest concentration of mid-twentieth-century modern hospitality architecture in the United States. The short three-month tourist season, combined with a working-class aesthetic, resulted in Wildwood's motels remaining essentially frozen in time for over four decades. In recent years, however, more than half ?have been demolished and the future of those that remain is in doubt. The images in this book are the result of a ten-year? project by Mark Havens to capture the essence? of these vanishing treasures. A number of the ?motels were photographed at the end of their last season, just prior to demolition; in fact they were disappearing so fast that at times Havens was shooting the front of a motel while workers were demolishing the back. Though the lights were still on and the pools still full, there would be no more guests, no more summers. The images are accompanied by essays from Joseph Giovanni and Jamer Hunt.